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About Potharam Village

Potharam is a large village in Mallial tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,577 males and 1,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potharam village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Karimnagar
Tehsil Mallial
Pincode 505452
Area (hectares) 818 hectares
Population 3,182
Male Population 1,577
Female Population 1,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potharam compares

By the 2011 count Potharam is the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents. Its 818 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Potharam

Potharam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potharam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potharam from other places

Potharam lies about 41 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Nukapalli Mallial, about 4.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Potharam
Nearest railway station Nukapalli Mallial 4.1 km
Nearest town Jagtiāl 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mallial 23 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 41 km

Villages closest to Potharam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mallial tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Potharam

As per the Census of India 2011, Potharam village had a population of 3,182. That makes it the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents.

Potharam village has 1,577 males and 1,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potharam has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Potharam is 505452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potharam covers 818 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potharam falls under Mallial tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Potharam is Nukapalli Mallial, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Potharam.

Potharam is about 41 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potharam is in Mallial tehsil of Karimnagar district. Nukapalli Mallial is about 4.1 km away. Jagtiāl is about 6.7 km away. Mallial is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajaram (under 2 km), Maddutla (2.6 km) and Rampur (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Potharam today is likely to be higher.

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